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Members

The MARS Centre team comprises of 26 dedicated researchers and educators with research expertise related to the MARS objectives.

This includes leading scholars in the fields of human factors, WHS and psychosocial risk, respect at work, injury prevention, occupational health and epidemiology, corporate social responsibility, business ethics, and community mental health.

The MARS Centre team also includes senior adjunct researchers with significant expertise in relation to mining and the MARS program objectives, along with HDR students focusing research on mining industry projects.

MARS Team

Professor Tim Bentley

Professor Tim Bentley


Director of MARS Centre

Associate Professor Kate Blackwood

Associate Professor Kate Blackwood


Deputy Director and Senior Industry Collaboration Fellow of MARS Centre

Professor Ben Farr-Wharton

Professor Ben Farr-Wharton


Deputy-Director of MARS Centre, Operations

Associate Professor Marcus Cattani

Associate Professor Marcus Cattani


Deputy-Director of MARS Centre, Industry engagement and Mining WHS

Dr Azadeh SHAFAEI DARASTANI

Dr Azadeh Shafaei Darastani


Future Leader Research Fellow of MARS Centre

Dr Esme Franken

Dr Esme Franken


MARS Curriculum Course Coordinator

Elli Martinovich standing in front of a corporate screen

Elli Martinovich


MARS Centre Project Coordinator


External Research Team Members

  • Ashley McGrath
  • Tanya Jenke
  • Michael Ajith
  • Amy Chapple
  • Neil James
  • Fatima Nousheen

The MARS Centre provides a high-performance environment to positively support the research and curriculum objectives of the MARS program. It prioritises world-class, industry-engaged research and scholarship.

A strong focus of the Centre is on developing emerging research talent to ensure that the sector has long-term access to world-class research.

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